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Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
GOOD SCHEME

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Congressman Isaac
Stevenson, of Wisconsin, who is bound
for home from Washington for the holt
days. said to a reporter here today: Post
master General Villas, told Senator Sawyer
and myself day before yesterday that he
would recommend the erection OF govern
ment building in all towns where the pos
tai receipts were $. ESQ and good fire proof
brick buildings in towns of 5000 inhabi-
tants. costing :. 900 each Mr.. Stevenson
added, i am in favor Of the government
doing so. and the present congress may
sIIch a 1ne3 sure
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AYOUNGER BROTHERS. sTORY

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec. 23.-July %
Thomas Tollafson, a car driver was bru-
tally murdered at midnight in a lonely
part of his route for the contents of his
cash box. Deep mystery surrounded the
crime for a long time, but at last suspicion
rested on Timothy and Peter Barrett. and
they were indicted. Today Henry Barrett.
a younger brother, testified that he was
with the murderers when they attacked
the man, saw the act and gave account OF
their subsequent efforts 10 cover up the
traces of their crime. No criminal trial
here for years has created such general in
terest ana excitement
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The WABASH BRIDGE TAX.

JTFFEEsoN CITY. No. Dec. - The
railroad commissioners have had CORES
pondence with Mr Chas- VI Hay, general
manager 81 the Wabash western railroad
with q view To lhr abolition Of the - ceat>
Tall for crossing the Kansas City bridce
This morning they received letter from
Nj Hans saving. oar new tariff which
we are now preparing Il" Issue. taking
effect January !. ofniT> TIE additional!
rhsrss,. If = cents ;4ar passenger hsr-tofasz.
charged for crossing the bridge Al z Eat
point Thi, relieves local travel II q
hur,trn~one tax
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lie DOWlNGS GO IN

KANSAS CITY, Dec. ga special from
lalequah, Indian Territory, says: The
bitter fight between the Downing and Ma
uonal parties over the recent election in
The Cherokee nation came to .peaceable
end today. The council met this after
noon and proceeded To count the votes.
Joel Mays, the Downing candidate for
chief. was declared elected. and this Oh
Stacle to harmony being removed. the
council proceeded to its regular work.
special Agent Armstrong returned to
NaShlngton tonight. Those who were
anxious for fight between the parties. -
Is as 10 open the Cherokee nation to SET
ment, are diScouSolafe
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ShRriff'S Sale
District Court Sedgwick County. Kansa
y. L Lcsher a Co.

District COURT Sedgwick County. Kansas
!. L. Lcsher a Co.
J. O. HaulOn.
BY virtue OF order Of sale issued Of the Dts
trlCt court sitting IN and for ScdgwiCk county d..
Kansas, wherein i. II. LeSher, plaintiff. and !. q.
HHHluu. defendant, win. On "wednesday the .;th
day of January, \. D. lS,o. al 10 O'Clock IN, al the
sheriff Office. ia the CITY Of wichita. ka-d-- offer
FOR sale, ar public 10 the highest bidder Tor
cash, IL hand. the following persona! prcp*' o..
\ lot ~ TAYLOR drt-s goods appraised "a s-lt.j q,
and Will be sold 10 a's~fy said order o. stla.
ShcriT's office, Wichita. Kansas. December 1jrd,
y. D. l,-1. ". V. HAYS.
Sheriff of SeGgwirS County, Kansas.
d52-i0 +. +. Brown, UNDERESTIMATE.
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A MISSING MACHINE AGENT.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Dec. pa letter
received here yesterday from the chief Of
police al New Orleans says that Jim A
Head, the missing machine agent of this
place, has not been seen in that locality.
nor did such man board the out going
steamships or suicide in any OF the waters
near there. This report confirms the al
most general opinion now existing here
that Head Is still alive. II turns out that
the money he bad collected and had in his
possession when he disappeared amounted
Ia between 5000 and 5000 An agent of
the Mccormick Harvesting company has
attached all his possessions here
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

WICHITA. Kansas, Dec r., 1877.
r. T. Coney and Stewart Bros r. e.
Stewart, Jr, and W 4 Stewart have this
DAY associated themselves together ~ 90
partners iu the trade or business
Of general architectural iron fGun-
dry. Jail and machine works
under the name and FIRM title -
stewart. C0uey ~ Co 5ud viii continue
business AZ tbc old stand. No. ~ South
Fourth ave. city. until ou gr aboat she III
day Of March lN~- when they will remove
10 their new two->tory brick building TX
l4O feet location TO DO given Dee ~ The
old firm. Stewart Bros will assume an
liabilities and collect al. accounts Of old
firm Il g. -ILWARf. Jr
= e. CpNEI.
". g. -rfHsUr.
We desire the public, our friends and
patrons 10 arCept oIrft8ut- f1r past f1vor-
and hop. our ucw firm ,sII receive - con
tiuusuee Of the same Respectfully.
- 81 STEWART BROS.
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RUNAWAY CARS.

COMO. Col, Dec. 23-At an early hour
this morning. while train men We're trans
ferring the Gunnison sleeper to the Lead
willie train, in some way the sleeper and
one coach got away and started down n
heavy grade with 30 train men on them to
set the brakes. soon speed OF fifty miles
an hour was reached Two miles from
there the cars jumped the track and were
demolished. The only passenger on the
Inflated cars was man named Bates, who
covered his head with pillows and was
taken out without q scratch,
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FORTlFIEDtN ACAVE.

TAHLEQUAH, ]. T., Dec. 23.-Steator. the
condemned man who made his escape
from the national prison some time ago,
has fortified himself in Il cave in the Hi
nois District, and defes arrest. He has
four men with him. When he escaped
from the Jail here he said he did not in
tend to carry out the traditional custom
OF the Indians, to return and offer up his
body as sacrifice: that that kind of senti-
mentality bad PLAYED out
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OIL COMPANY SUED.

ROCHESTER. y. Y, Dec. 23-The city
authorities have decided to sue the Naucum
oil company. of this city. for damages to
sewers and other property occasioned by
the explosion Of naphtha on "Wednesday
Several OF the lateral sewers are thought
u be ruined. II i thought that the litiga-
TIou VIII involve over half a million dol
lars Y number Of private damage suits
VIII also I've commenced. III ALI probability.
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oTOlFTHF COFFIN AL so

SHARON, Pa. Dec. 23.-Some time ago
Alfred Under was buried in lakewood
cemetery, and since the interment the rela-
tives decided 10 exhume the corpse and re
inter ii in a more suitable place. This
morning the friends. on opening the grave,
were shocked to discover that ghouls had
not only stolen the corpse, but the coffin
and rough box also.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
AFTER HIDDFNTREASURE

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. "a special
to the TimesUnion says the schooner
yacht Maria, Of New York, sailed from
Key West last night for Belle Isle in search
of hidden treasure The Information and
chart relating TO the treasure Were Oh
tanned from a sailor in Washington.
Many prominent congressman are said 10
De interested IN the venture. The expesii-
ton i in command OF u special treasury
: n
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. a. a. m.-For Mis-
souri,: Generally fair weather, WARMER, pre-
ceeded by colder: light to fresh variable
winds, becoming southerly; light SHOWS.
For Kansas: Fair weather, warmer, pre-
ceeded in eastern Kansas by colder: light
to fresh winds, generally southeriy and be-
coming fresh 10 brisk northwesterly.
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Shprift'S Sale


District Cou L ~edgwicK County, Kansas.
r. l.. NcPhetridge plaintiff
james -. Haulau defendant
BY virtue pf an order ~ sale issued ont ~ the
District Court sitting ia and Tor ~edaNlck County.
Kansas. wherein +. l.. NcphetriGe, - plaintiff and
James o Hanlau Is defendant. VIII. uu Monday F..
the 2ud day of January. ISIS ! D. a. clock p Ii.
at the sheriff : ucc u the city o. Wichita Kansas.
Offer for sale ar public auction. 60 the highest bid
der. ON thirty day Time with good security. the
following described personal property
Forty four pieces 81 tailor drc-> goods appraised
a; SIN % and 81. BE- sold satisfy said order " sale
sheriff Office. Wichita. Kansas Dec % A. D. I,,5.
~. ". HAYS.
sheriff Serigwirb County. kaHsts.
Ey T. 3. BROWN. .udcr-Sh"giT-
GORDON & COFFIN. plaintiff attorneys. - ldt
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THE DEADLY DYNAMITE

HALIFAX, \. ), Dec. 23,-An explosion
of dynamite at limestone quarry near
Brookfeld this morning killing four men.
one Of them being Alexander Mcdonald.
proprietor OF the quarry. They were
warming dynamite previous TO using II
for blast when il exploded. ii i supposed
from oyerheating
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( EFT FOR HOME

LONDON, Dec. 23.-COunt Won Hatfield,
the German ambassador here, departed
suddenly for Germany today, after holding
a long interview with Lord Salisbury, who
had especially requested the meeting. The
prime minister subsequently had an inter
view with the Russian and French ambas-
so6OrS
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

On Thursday, December -. the North
Market Street Millinery Store will put on
sale all their felt hats and bunnet> N cost
Prices from one dollar up. Also all
their trimmed hats and bonnets at cost \
nice trimmed hat for $50, viii charge YOU
nothing for trimming. This special saie
VIII last until January ], lssS Don't Tor
get the place-Corner First and Market
eIreprS OWN
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OVER a GAME OE CARDS.

NAvAsOTA, Tex, Dec. 23.-Jake Gibbs
shot and killed VIM. Smith about o'clock
this afternoon Both were colored The
difficulty occurred over game of cards
in room over VI. Gabert's saloon. Smith
threatened to kill Gibbs, and left the room
for the purpose of securing a pistol.
After descending the stairway he ran into
which was lying on the Sideboard behind
the counter. Returning to the room up
stairs. he fired one shot at Gibbs, who i'm
mediately acted iii self-defense and fired
two shots, both of which took effect, one
through the heart and the other through
the head, the latter charge entering the
forehead, just above the right eyebrow.
Smith was instantly killed An inquest
was held over the remains af the deceased
and a verdict rendered in accordance with
the above facts
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
A MAJORITY FOR THE DRYS

MEMPHIS, Mo. Dec 23.-Scotland county
voted on the Wood local option law Tuesday
but full returns were not received until to-
day. A furious snow storm ragged the en-
tire day, and consequently Il very light
vote was polled, FUN returns from the
county, except one precinct, give the dry
ticket 50 majority. The missing precinct
may increase or lessen this majority, but
it cannot change the result. \ fair and IA
full vote would have given a dry majority
of 800 or 300 i'll the county.
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BANK PORREp CattcL-

HALIFAX. y. :, Dec. 23.-Erauk NcNa p
", the young man who robbed the Saco
bank, where he was employed, was arrest
ed n the Halifax hotel this morning. He
has been here since SUNDAY last waen he
arrived on the steamer PoiyueSau from
England. He registered NJ the hotel aS
W. r. StuyveSaut
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WICHITA 4 SUBURBAN.
Nice warm Stoves.

Cars leave the post Office. corner Of First
and Water streets every hour, c0nmenc-
ing az 40 4. m. until iui1 g. IN for Fair
mount and points between
In TAYLOR. Manager
Office 2ll North Main, room = .D-ff
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STIIt ALIVE

AIBANY Dec. Mr.. Manniug's con
ditio0 shows no change tonight except that
lie : ~omcyha: weaker His vitality J.
remarkable He may survive several
DAYS. hat il would not surprise thoSe " to
have watched the case II lie should die
without warning.
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Mcrtinr OF Srockholicrs.

The annual meeting If the stockholders
of the Fourth National bank viii Gr held
on Tuesday january L. 1855 at their
banking house. az ! o'clock p m
- 6t GEo. {. STRONG, Cashier
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AN AGED COUPLE MURDERED.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.--,Jas Miller, u real
estate dealer, about 20 years old, was found
lying dead this morning on the floor of his
home on West Sixteenth street Beside
him lay his wife unconscious and dying
On her face and head were several gashes
II is supposed the couple were attacked
and beaten by robbers. The discovery was
made by a letter carrier who knocked at
their door about o'clock. He received
no answer but heard the labored breath
ing. from within that caused him TO think
something was wrong. He called police
man who broke the door open. The fur
niture kitchen utensils and crOckery ware
WAS broken and fragments strewn over the
floor The apartments are on the ground
floor and window opening to the yard
was open. Mr.. Miller was said to be
wealthy His wife, the neighbors say, has
been insane for the past year She was
taken TO a hospital.
Miller and his wife were heard laugh
ing in their room by Il family living ON the
floor above them last "Wednesday after
noon. From that time till this morning
nothing had been seen of, or heard Of
them. Miller was fully dressed and across
his legs lay an overturned easy chair.
The police now believe that the case was
HoC one III lliiTttI Oi ToBDeff but Iiidt tnt
old man died of heart disease in his chair
and fell from it knocking the chair and
stove down in his fall. There We're no in
pIries on his body except confusion in
the back of his head that is not thought
sufficient to cause death. II is supposed
that Mrs. Miller, who was but one year
Younger than her husband. was too weak
minded to notify the neighbors, of her
husbands death, and that her weak and
nVhgIIGfpd pnnElf ION dine starvation
aS she was unable 10 procure or cook food
for herself Her husband wa7 accustomed
TO do all the marketing, cooking and other
household work. The old couple held
little communication with their neigh
bOrS
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ANEWS MAN SENTENCED.

DUBLIN, Dec. pa man named Nc
Namara has been sentenced at Ennis to
two months Imprisonment with hard labor
for selling copies OF United Ireland
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BUrEkLO'S PRESENT.

BUFFALO. \. y Dec. "a large por-
trait % President Cleveland was presented
"a Jhe city government thi, morning By a
UUmbrF ui has old Buffalo friends, The
portrait has hstu placed iu the mayors Of
nee Il ~ purchased for $40
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A STABBlNG AEEPAV

KANSAS CITY, Dee 22.-.Tames Smith.
formerly Chicago x Alton conductor.
stabbed and probably fatally injured Otto
Drogomon6 tonight, in an alteration
over real estate tt,ansactio,,
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4 OCAI OPTION

MARBLE HILL, Mo-, Dec. 23.-The local
option election occurred iii this (Rollinger
county today, and the dry side concede i
defeat of 100 to 200 plurality. At , O'Clock
this morning the bells i'll both towns be
gan rignin3; the temperance folks gathered
at the court house, and sang and prayed
for more than an hour. The ladies OF this
place and Lutesville worked necessarily
today for local option, and did much foI
their cause. This lIorauce) township cast
463 votes, out of which a majority of II
dry went in. The returns are not all in
but all cOncede the day to the vets.
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Pecan

Are sold at 1917 cents per pound whole
sale the Occidental Grocery; we'll sell
them at 10 cents per pound, or l. pounds
for 81 90 Everything else in proportion
Otis Weiss & Co. 33o y. Main. 19-4f.
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GALVESTON Itsh Market.

Covincton, Smith x Co, wholesale and
retail dealers in FISH. oysters. poultry,
game. butter and eggs. No 40 North Main
st, Wichita, Kan. Telephone No 563
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OTHER FIRES.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23--Fire started in the
establishment of the Winklemeyer Brew
Ing association at $40 Market street
shortly before 3 O'Clock this morning, and
quickly spread from the engine room to
the copper shop and ice houses, threaten
ing and scorching the row of brick houses
on the opposite side of the street The ice
house was destroyed. Loss $4,000.
BIC RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 23.-P. A.
ErickSou'S hotel and new frame block
Lenbloom Bros grocery store. Cheney's
dry goods store, Rows meat market and
L. c. Hunt 5 residence We're destroyed by
fire this morning. Losses will reach near
ly $4,000 insured for IS 900.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Dec. 23-F w. Hunt
Il Co, occupying 4 three story building in
one of the principal blocks of the city were
burned out last night. The stock is a total
loss and was valued at $4,000 Two ad-
joining buildings We're damaged about
$1,000 each. and the respectiv e stocks about
the same amount, all covered by in
Surancp-
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BAN Ro.o cuope pltoMrn

on CITY. Dec 2&-The Western Penn
sylvania railroad shops were burned at
$50 o'clock this morning. Several locono-
tives We're partly destroyed. Loss siQ0.eQQ.
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rIPF ENGINE FROZE Up

NoNTlNtEs. De,. 2A-Fin- herr ve>ter-
dag uura.d ,-u buildings. causing q lUe>
cf >lu,HH The lire apparatus WA, rea-
dere,i useless by freezing mp
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Free reclining chair cars are now running
on all trains ON the C., X. x y R'y, Rock
Island Route between Wichita. Topeka,
Kansas City, st. Joseph, Chicago, st.
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76PORTED EARTHOUAKE

NEWPORT, r. l.. Dec. 2S.-The reports
f@om various neighboring points are com
II :" TO the effect that "a shock OF earth
~ vas felt shortly after midnight last
ulsUG.
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Saturday Matinee

Tickets for Beals Saturday afternoon
matinee club are on sale 1T :. q. Winch ;,
l22 North Main street, Hettin2er Bros,
222 East Douglas avenue. and COnOver
Bros, 246 North Main street. d21-tf
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WASHINGTON. Dec ~ Dis parche- from
Albany state tha; the Hines az ex-Secrt-
tarE Manning was caused 81 a great nea--
ure 70 cad drsiasge IL tie t<-ssury bQl.6-
Ing
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Senator Farwell recently returned from

Senator Farwell recently returned from
brief visit to England. OF course, a re-
porter got hold of him; and he talked, oh,
quite long string of 1t. He said he thinks
the late elections did not amount to any.
thing, and that they do not indicate any
thing In a political way, as there was moth.
ing to bring out vote anywhere. OF
course not. Still II Is just little curious
that 1t should have happened that the
administration party should have been 80
remarkably successful In the great pivotal
state of New York In the "off.year of
grace 1887, when 1t is a matter of common
observation that on off.years" the exist
ing administration has almost Invariably
been treated to knock. down. Besides the
New York election was clearly based on
national politics,-was the skirmish before
the real battle-a preliminary trial of
strength To the rest of the political
world 1t indicates great deal; but the II.
linois senator thinks II only passing
breeze. Still he thinks that neither Blaine
or Sherman can carry New York in 1888,
but he thinks Phil. Sheridan could; and is
for Sheridan for President.
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The latest mentioned available candi.
date for congressional honors in the Sth
district, is Senator Ray, of Morris. Yes,
we have heard of him before. Mr.. Ray, of
Morris, is real nice man. He patronizes
a good tailor, wear five dollar underwear,
polished boots, and well laundried shirt.
He looks well on dress parade, has suffi-
cient self-respect. His chief recommends
ton as possible republican candidate is
that he cannot, If he would, remember
that the rebellion closed 90 years ago. He
is still fighting the rebs, just as he did 25
years ago-with his mouth. Mr.. Ray is rath.
er young as Rip Van Wrinkle, but he gets
there all the same. 1t Is not likely, howev.
err, that the republican press will take
kindly to Mr.. Ray-there isn't money
enough behind him to make him interest
ing
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Not Guilty.

The Miller murder case came to an end
at 40 o'cock on Thursday afternoon, when
the jury came In with verdict of not
guilty, after having been In the jury room
only about half an hour. When on the re-
turn to the court room, the jury announced
the verdict and its import became known
to Miller, CLEAN of joy lighted up his
features. He bent over and kissed his wife,
then having shaken hands with his attor-
torneys, he passed out of the building to a
boarding house. His friends say that he
may not return to La Sale because of the
feeling against him among the Poles there.
Now, the question is, since Miller did not
murder Frances Kasha, who did?
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The l. V. & N. r. K. is reported to have
discovered ledge of valuable granite
while blasting for its road. ped near Bailey's
Falls and Deer Park. This may be the
nucleus of thriving village and heavy
quarries in Deer Park, as the find, if as val
liable as reported, will do away with the
expense to monument men of sending to
Quincy, Mass, An unlimited field will
thus be opened to La Sale county, and an
other great resource added to our flre.clay,
coal and sand. Another thing, which yet
remains untouched is the great ledge Of
magnificent marble-limestone on the south
side, but a few miles west of this city,
which makes the finest building stone in
the state, far superior to the Joliet stone,
beth in style and durability.
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LAMAR AND SPARKS.

1t has been evident for months past that
trouble was brewing between Secretary of
the Interior Lamar and his Commissioners
of the General Land office, w. j. Sparks
and that trouble has now been brought to q
head by the resignation of Sparks on the
ground that he cannot execute the law In
relation to land grants to railroad compa
MES, as Interpreted by Secretary Lamar
The Immediate case In which this long
standing difference between the Secretary
and his subordinate was brought to a
head, was that of land grant to the Chi
cago, st Paul, Minneapolis 81 Omaha r
II, Co. The grant was In the usual terms
giving the railroad the alternate sections
for ten miles on each side, but excepting
from the grant all lands reserved by the
United States for Indian reservations, OF
any other purpose, lands entered previous
to the grant by settlers, mineral lands, &c
The practice of the railroad companies has
been to recoup themselves for lands thus
lost by entering other lands lying In wha,
are known as the indemnity reservations
lands specially reserved from entry by set
tiers for the benefit Of the land grant rail
roads.
Up to 1875, Mr., Sparks says, 1t was the
practice Of the Interior department to pat
ent to the railroads all the lands within the
range of their grants, whether reserved
for Indians or any other purpose, apparent
ly In pursuance of practice of giving
railroad companies whatever they asked
for, without much consideration of the re
strictions and limitations of the grant" In
that year, however, (ls75D In a case in the
Supreme Court of the United States, of the
state of Kansas VS.. the Leavenworth, st
Lawrence l. Galveston r. T., II was held
that such conveyances of reserved lands to
railroads were invalid, and since then Mr.
Sparks asserts, 1t has been the practice Of